Hi guys,
The SFAB has everyones best interest in mind. They had a very tough to decision to make. They made a very bad decision in 2012 that did not work at all. And to make up for that they made an even worse one in 2013. This decison will not only put south and north island halibut guides out of work, but it will increase mortality on the breeding fish. Thier is a slew of other things this will do, but those are top for me. By 2016, i cant imagine what our fishery will look like if we continue to give these guys the reigns. If it is truly thier fault....
I would love to here the anglers coalition offical press release on this. I very much would like to join this organization, as i think would many. But before jumping in with both feet, I want to make sure they are not only 100% against this decision, but against the SFAB process as a whole. The way i understand the process to work, after reading as much as i could over the last week, is each seperate SFAC holds meetings, then the SFAB takes the recommendations weighs out all in the input and makes a decision. I could be wrong, but i cant imagine, any local SFAC said they would like this 1/2 slot with max size and annual limit. This is probably the stupidest desicion in the history of fisheries.
So in closing, is all the SFAC stuff just lip service? Does the DFO already have thier mind made up and all these meetings are just for nothing? I would like to think the group that is tasked with representing our entire fishery is not as foolish as this decision. I hope, there is more to this story, but fear based on history, there is not. Sometimes when things dont add up as many times as they do, you need to look deeper. Maybe the SFAB is not to blame for all of this, and they are just set up to take the fall?
Hi Sculpin,
I have asked over 8 times where this meeting was. All i got was a response that it may be somewhere in richmond and that was from GLG whom i wasnt even asking but at least took the time to respond. Thank you GLG. I dont know alot, but it does not seem this process works for anyone. I cant think of a single person or fish that can benefit from this. Hopefully this will be enough for people to wake up.